2015 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 3 - Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries (Sections 41 - 80s-3)
Subchapter XIV - National Museum of African American History and Culture (Sections 80r - 80r-9)
Sec. 80r - Findings
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 3 - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES SUBCHAPTER XIV - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE Sec. 80r - Findings |
Contains | section 80r |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | 'National Museum of African American History and Culture Act'." |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 108-184, §2, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2676. |
Statutes at Large References | 117 Stat. 2676 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 108-184 |
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Congress finds that—
(1) since its founding, the United States has grown into a symbol of democracy and freedom around the world, and the legacy of African Americans is rooted in the very fabric of the democracy and freedom of the United States;
(2) there exists no national museum within the Smithsonian Institution that—
(A) is devoted to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture; and
(B) encompasses, on a national level—
(i) the period of slavery;
(ii) the era of Reconstruction;
(iii) the Harlem renaissance;
(iv) the civil rights movement; and
(v) other periods associated with African American life, art, history, and culture; and
(3) a National Museum of African American History and Culture would be dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and exhibition of African American historical and cultural material reflecting the breadth and depth of the experiences of individuals of African descent living in the United States.
(Pub. L. 108–184, §2, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2676.)
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 108–184, §1, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2676, provided that: "This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'National Museum of African American History and Culture Act'."
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